You will be required to submit the following:
1. At least one free-write from your notebook that inspired a short story.
1. A printed copy of your 750-word Google doc draft w/ peer strikeouts.
2. A printed copy of your 300-word Word doc draft.
3. A printed copy of your 55-word Word doc draft.
4. A printed copy of your 55-word final draft.
5. A one-page typed reflection on your writing process, specifically how the Google Docs review, small group review, and whole class review impacted the development of your story.
  • Remember that you should be working with one story idea as you trim to 55 words. Don’t start or submit a new story for each draft.
Remember to do the following:
1. Staple all documents together.
2. Title your 55-word version story.
3. Use size 12 Times New Roman Font.

I will evaluate your story based on it’s the following criteria:
1. That you develop a compelling problem or conflict and resolution. Remember, a resolution doesn’t necessarily require that the conflict or problem gets solved. We simply need to learn something as a reader by story’s end.
2. Your adherence to the two basic rules for good creative writing:
- Show don’t tell.
- Vary patterns of emphasis.
3. I will not grade any story packet that is incomplete. All elements must be there. You will also lose one letter grade for every day that the assignment is late.